Reassert political control of SES boards and cut career-reserved policy posts
Mandate criticizes career domination of SES evaluation boards and excessive career-reserved policy jobs, urging noncareer executive dominance of SES boards and respect for political leadership of the bureaucracy.
Mandate
Mandate Ch. 3 (Central Personnel Agencies) — SES: career staff reserving excessive key policy positions as career reserved denies them to noncareer SES; general domination by career staff on SES personnel evaluation boards frustrates CSRA intent expecting noncareer executives to dominate these discussions; career training underplays political role.
Undo plan
1) Restore balanced SES boards with career majority or parity to protect merit principles.
2) Review career-reserved designations through transparent, published criteria—not political quota filling.
3) Keep SES performance standards professional; ban loyalty tests.
4) Invest in SES training on constitutional/statutory duties including lawful dissent channels.
5) Verify: SES board composition reports; OSC complaints alleging politicized SES actions.